Backgammon Machine vs Classic Backgammon Touch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon Machine
Engage in a challenging game of backgammon against a sophisticated AI opponent powered by neural network technology. Experience fair dice rolls and test your skills at two distinct difficulty levels.
- Neural network AI opponent
- Two skill levels
- Fair dice rolls
- CoreML technology
- Challenging gameplay
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The only free neural network trained backgammon AI on iOS! Backgammon Machine leverages the power of Apple's brand new CoreML machine learning technology to create a fast and challenging opponent at two different skill levels. My dad complained that his backgammon app cheated at higher difficulties, and he was right! Backgammon Machine's dice are 100% fair (though it will feel like cheating sometimes when you're getting hammered) Can you beat The Machine?
Classic Backgammon Touch
Experience a classic two-player board game where the goal is to move all your pieces to your home board and then remove them. The first player to successfully bear off all their pieces wins the match.
- Two-player gameplay
- Strategic movement of checkers
- Objective-based winning condition
- Classic board game experience
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Backgammon is an ancient game for two players. The object of the game is move all your checkers into your own home board and then bear them off. The first player to bear off all of their checkers wins the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon Machine at 4.1 against Classic Backgammon Touch's 1.0. Backgammon Machine also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Backgammon Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Machine has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Backgammon Machine's written reviews are positive against 0% of Classic Backgammon Touch's.
Backgammon Machine ships an update every 3 weeks, Classic Backgammon Touch every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon Machine | Classic Backgammon Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (87 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tyler Walker | Kevin White |
Customer experience
Backgammon Machine
Classic Backgammon Touch
In-app purchases
Backgammon Machine
No in-app purchases
Classic Backgammon Touch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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